After Judge Gleeson cited Feldman's actions as part of his decision to abolish judicial screening conventions; after he was indicted by the Brooklyn DA for" for coercion by extortion of two candidates for county-wide Civil Court judgeships in 2002;" After he turned on his former boss and his testimony help convict Norman in 2007; Jeff Feldman was back this year helping to run county leader Vito Lopez Judicial Convention. None of the press that covered this story in the past were present.

Thursday, July 25, 1996

Gold vs. Goldstein: Absolutely Ridiculous

"The Democratic primary for Brooklyn surrogate heated up Monday when Civil Court Judge Lila Gold sued to oust two of her opponents, claiming they had collusive campaigns. Judge Gold, backed by Assemblyman Anthony J. Genovesi, charged Supreme Court Justice Michael H. Feinberg sponsored Civil Court Judge Fern J. Goldstein's candidacy to create voter confusion by having two female Jewish candidates in the race, both with the word "Gold" in their names. Jeffrey Feldman, the executive director of the Kings County Democratic Party, which is backing Justice Feinberg, called the charge "absolutely ridiculous." >- New York Law Journal, July 25, 1996